Lens Flare

Untitled (Lens Flare, Large Mirror), Untitled (Lens Flare, Small Mirror), Untitled (Lens Flare, Tiny Mirror) (Miniature Multiple)

Untitled (Lens Flare, Large Mirror), 2007, mirror, frame, lights, 26 x 32 x 2 inches / 66 x 81 x 5 cm

The sparkle is a result of sandblasting silvering and hiding a within the wall.

interaction view

Untitled (Lens Flare, Small Mirror), 2007, etched mirror, colored pencil, frame, 13 x 16 x 2 inches / 33 x 41 x 5 cm

Acid-etched sparkle.

detail

Untitled (Lens Flare, Tiny Mirror) (Miniature Multiple)</em>,
2007, mirrored paper, printed paper, vellum, laser-printed brochure,
plastic bag and laser-printed hangtag, 3.5 x 5 inches / 9 x 13 cm, edition
of 170

Untitled (Lens Flare, Tiny Mirror) (Miniature Multiple), 2007, mirrored paper, printed paper, vellum, laser-printed brochure, plastic bag and laser-printed hangtag, 3.5 x 5 inches / 9 x 13 cm, edition of 170

Collaged and assembled by hand. Explores the social life of the original sculpture by inserting it more directly in to the world.

detail with brochure

A knowingly-futile attempt to make material that which is immaterial—light. An instrument for making people smile.

Lens flares are sparkles refracted in lenses—a special effects cliché that signifies the possibility of magic or transcendence. Its occurrence suggests everyday banality enhanced.

Captions: Christine Wong Yap, Untitled (Lens Flare, Large Mirror), 2007, mirror, frame, lights, 26 x 32 x 2 inches / 66 x 81 x 5 cm // Untitled (Lens Flare, Small Mirror), 2007, etched mirror, colored pencil, frame, 13 x 16 x 2 inches / 33 x 41 x 5 cm // Untitled (Lens Flare, Tiny Mirror) (Miniature Multiple), 2007, mirrored paper, printed paper, vellum, laser-printed brochure, plastic bag and laser-printed hangtag, 3.5 x 5 inches / 9 x 13 cm, edition of 170